| 1972 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season2: | Central League Pennant |
| League Champs2: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Second Place2: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Mvp2: | Tsuneo Horiuchi (YOM) |
| Mvp Link2: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Season3: | Pacific League Pennant |
| League Champs3: | Hankyu Braves |
| Second Place3: | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Mvp3: | Yutaka Fukumoto (HAU) |
| Mvp Link3: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1972 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Hankyu Braves |
| Finals Mvp: | Tsuneo Horiuchi (YOM) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series MVP Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1971 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1973 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1973 |
The 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 23rd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
| Team | G | W | L | T | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 74 | 52 | 4 | .587 | — | |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 71 | 56 | 3 | .559 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 67 | 59 | 4 | .532 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | Yakult Atoms | 130 | 60 | 67 | 3 | .472 | 14.5 | |
| 5 | Taiyo Whales | 130 | 57 | 69 | 4 | .452 | 17.0 | |
| 6 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 130 | 49 | 75 | 6 | .395 | 24.0 | |
| Team | G | W | L | T | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hankyu Braves | 130 | 80 | 48 | 2 | .625 | — | |
| 2 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 130 | 64 | 60 | 6 | .5161 | 14.0 | |
| 3 | Nankai Hawks | 130 | 65 | 61 | 4 | .5158 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | Toei Flyers | 130 | 63 | 61 | 6 | .508 | 15.0 | |
| 5 | Lotte Orions | 130 | 59 | 68 | 3 | .465 | 20.5 | |
| 6 | Nishitetsu Lions | 130 | 47 | 80 | 3 | .370 | 32.5 | |
See main article: 1972 Japan Series. Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants – 5, Braves – 3 | October 21 | Korakuen Stadium | 38,010[1] | |
| 2 | Giants – 6, Braves – 4 | October 23 | Korakuen Stadium | 39,666 | |
| 3 | Braves – 5, Giants – 3 | October 25 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 34,582 | |
| 4 | Braves – 1, Giants – 3 | October 26 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 31,129 | |
| 5 | Braves – 3, Giants – 8 | October 28 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 27,269 |